The Fountain on Place Saint-Sulpice

Man Ray resides in Paris for almost fifty years, from 1921 to 1940, and after 1951 to his death in 1976; however, throughout his entire work, only very few images of the city are presented. Some depict emblematic places (such as the Place Saint-Sulpice or the Place de la Concorde) and are noteworthy because of their visual complexity. The framing, nighttime views, everything attempts to avoid the “postcard” effect, enhancing the photographic effect, as well as erases the commonplace, in favor of a new iconography, albeit classic in its construction.